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P.R.A.Y PAUSE REJOICE & REFLECT ASK YIELD Personal Worship Monday, December 22 We enter into our final Advent week as we anticipate Christmas Day! Together we will pray (P.R.A.Y.) each day – ‘P’: Pausing to be still as we come into the presence of the Lord. ‘R’: Rejoicing as we remember who our God is and what He has done, and Reflecting on His word. ‘A’: Asking…

Prepare for Worship Saturday, December 20 By: Ryan Brasington START DEVOTIONAL Hey, Church!  The beautiful hymn, “I Wonder As I Wander” is attributed to folk writer, John Jacob Niles, although the melody seems to have existed before him as an Appalachian folk tune. The exact form and origin of that melody has been lost to history. In Niles’ autobiography, he explained how…

P.R.A.Y PAUSE REJOICE & REFLECT ASK YIELD Personal Worship Friday, December 19 We end the week with the end of the story of Lazarus, which becomes his new beginning. Together we will pray (P.R.A.Y.) each day – ‘P’: Pausing to be still as we come into the presence of the Lord. ‘R’: Rejoicing as we remember who our God is and what He has done, and Reflecting on…

P.R.A.Y PAUSE REJOICE & REFLECT ASK YIELD Personal Worship Thursday, December 18 Today we will meditate on the first part of the miracle where Jesus raises his friend Lazarus from the dead. Together we will pray (P.R.A.Y.) each day – ‘P’: Pausing to be still as we come into the presence of the Lord. ‘R’: Rejoicing as we remember who our God is and what He has…

P.R.A.Y PAUSE REJOICE & REFLECT ASK YIELD Personal Worship Wednesday, December 17 We see a double miracle of Jesus today. Together we will pray (P.R.A.Y.) each day – ‘P’: Pausing to be still as we come into the presence of the Lord. ‘R’: Rejoicing as we remember who our God is and what He has done, and Reflecting on His word. ‘A’: Asking God to help us and…

P.R.A.Y PAUSE REJOICE & REFLECT ASK YIELD Personal Worship Tuesday, December 16 We meditate on the miraculous deliverance that God brings through a serpent on a bronze pole. Together we will pray (P.R.A.Y.) each day – ‘P’: Pausing to be still as we come into the presence of the Lord. ‘R’: Rejoicing as we remember who our God is and what He has done, and…

P.R.A.Y PAUSE REJOICE & REFLECT ASK YIELD Personal Worship Monday, December 15 We look to the prophecy of Isaiah today and its fulfillment in John the Baptist. Together we will pray (P.R.A.Y.) each day – ‘P’: Pausing to be still as we come into the presence of the Lord. ‘R’: Rejoicing as we remember who our God is and what He has done, and Reflecting on His…

Prepare for Worship Saturday, December 13 By: Ryan Brasington START DEVOTIONAL Hey, Church!  Poet Christina Rossetti was born on December 5, 1830, in London to a family of brilliant artists and literary scholars. The portrait above was made by her older brother, the famous painter Dante Gabriel. She was the author of many books and poems, most notably “Remember” (1849),…

P.R.A.Y PAUSE REJOICE & REFLECT ASK YIELD Personal Worship Friday, December 12 This Sunday’s Advent Candle is the Shepherds’ Candle! Together we will pray (P.R.A.Y.) each day – ‘P’: Pausing to be still as we come into the presence of the Lord. ‘R’: Rejoicing as we remember who our God is and what He has done, and Reflecting on His word. ‘A’: Asking God to help…

P.R.A.Y PAUSE REJOICE & REFLECT ASK YIELD Personal Worship Thursday, December 11 Four men bring a paralytic, and Jesus does the miraculous. Together we will pray (P.R.A.Y.) each day – ‘P’: Pausing to be still as we come into the presence of the Lord. ‘R’: Rejoicing as we remember who our God is and what He has done, and Reflecting on His word. ‘A’: Asking God to…